Wednesday’s New Moon Kicks Off Chinese Lunar New Year And Sets Up Ramadan
Jan. 28 marks the Lunar New Year, beginning the Year of the Snake. It's not the only lunar festival — Ramadan begins Feb. 28, ...
Lent, Easter, Passover in 2025: When are the spring holidays in Christian, Jewish faiths?
As spring approaches so does Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter Sunday. Here's when all three happen and where you can find ...
It's the Year of the Wood Snake—A Guide to the 2025 Lunar New Year
2025 is the Year of the Wood Snake, the sixth animal on the 12-year cycle. The snake is meant to symbolize wisdom, growth and ...
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Attack Helped Jewish Mother and Son’s Escape From Arab Village
In an ironic turn of events, the Arab terror attack in the village of al-Funduq, which claimed the lives of 3 Israelis and injured 7 others, has enabled the rescue of ...
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89-year-old man reacts to his childhood Jewish temple being lost in Eaton fire
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, California (KCRA) — Among the thousands of structures burned in this week’s Los Angeles County Wildfires is the Pasadena Jewish Temple ... said 89-year-old Milton Greene ...
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2,100-year-old coin hoard dating to dynasty of Jewish kings discovered in Jordan Valley
A coin hoard dating back about 2,100 years, during the time of the Jewish Hasmonean kings, has been discovered at a site in the Jordan Valley. A 2,100-year-old hoard of 160 coins has been ...
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A Front-Row Seat to Polarization
Instead, a year later, the divisions have only grown more entrenched. “One of the things I think is so amazing about American Jewishness and American Jewish history and the American Jewish present is ...
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1,700-year-old oil lamp found in Jerusalem shows a rare Jewish menorah, even though the Romans tried to suppress the religion
Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 1,700-year-old oil lamp decorated with rare Jewish artwork, including a unique menorah — a surprise given that the Roman Empire had tried to ...
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These countries don’t celebrate New Year according to the Gregorian calendar
While much of the world ushers in the new year on January 1 following the Gregorian calendar, many countries and cultures celebrate the start of their new year on different dates, reflecting their ...
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Jewish communities in Mass. concerned as antisemitic hate crimes increase for third straight year
Antisemitic hate crimes reached an eight-year high in Massachusetts in 2023, state data shows, with harassment and vandalism leaving Jewish communities rattled and anxious about whether ...